The 8th Lagos Book & Arts Festival is at the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos - from Friday 15 September to Sunday 17th. More details from CORA.
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Tunde Kelani's film, Abeni, is @ the Toronto International Film Festival on the 14th & 16th of September.
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This year's Stavanger Literature Festival is on this week in Norway, with a significant Nigerian presence - details below.
- Wednesday 13th
Opening Lecture by Booker prize winning author of The Famished Road, Ben Okri.
Thursday 14th
Chris Abani talks about his novel Graceland. He's also out and about at the festival on Friday 15th, exploring what poets can learn from Jazz musicians.
- Jack Mapanje (Malawi) and Chenjerai Hove (Zimbabwe) discuss what happens when non-native English writers write in the language.
Poet Benjamin Zephaniah (Jamaica/UK) and Uzodinma Iweala (author of Beasts of No Nation) feature in the Critics' Lounge. Iweala is the 'International of the Day' on Friday 15th.
Friday 15th
Poetry Marathon with, amongst others Kat Francois (Grenada/UK), Zephaniah, and Chris Abani
Saturday 16th
Sefi Atta, author of Everything Good Will Come & winner of the 1st Wole Soyinka Prize for African Literature, discusses the problem of growing up privileged - with exiled Nigerian writer/journalist, Isioma Daniel.
Later in the day, Atta and Kat Froncois are among women writers sharing experiences about describing men in their work. Atta & Francois have shared a billing before, at the Spit Lit Festival in London in March 2005.
Benjamin Zephaniah is the 'International of the Day'.
Festival closes on Sunday 17th.
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